The Civic - Life Moves On

Personally, it felt great to have a mechanic look at the civic and simply state that it was just fine.  It felt great to have paid professionals tell me that the work I had done was on.  It felt great to know that the car was in great shape... except for the shifting problem.

Two transmission shops, one muffler shop, and a mechanic later, and I followed the advice of the mechanic - I changed the catalytic converter.  Apparently, the shifting problem was a result of the catalytic converter breaking down.  It was a 14-year-old piece of fragile costly precious metals, with 249,088 miles on the clock.  So, I ordered a catalytic converter (after being told by some exhaust shops the cost would be $600 for parts, and $200 for the welding and flange fitting).  $250 and one week later, I had it installed.  I drove it a few times - it seemed to be much better.  But, I thought I'd better drain transmission fluid and fill it a few times just to make sure.

Then, I changed that pesky door lock actuator (passengers' side, front door only - this came as a result of teasing my brother when we were carpooling).  The hood still rattled (then I remembered I "adjusted" it once, and put it back to where it was - and the rattle was gone).  With all of that complete, it simply had a high-mileage transmission, and it had cosmetic issues.

It sold really fast.  150,000 miles were freeway miles, so I know it's in phenomenal shape.  But, it's time to move on and try something else for a while.  Who knows, maybe this will fund the rest of the headlight paint and the interior map pocket for the corvette.  It'd be nice to have that one done.

Window hardware installed

All of the window hardware is installed. Before I install the actual windows, I need to get the windshield weatherstrip installed, and the rear pillar post weatherstrip installed, then the t-tops. Then I can install the door glass and adjust it.

Once the glass is in, I'll finish the door lock actuators (wohoo, keyless!), and put the door panels on.

But first, I'll try and finish the headlights and bleed the brakes.